Perhaps I'm nuts but I found the Boob Song not only a parody of Hollywood musicals which

flaunt sexuality under the guise of wholesome entertainment but also a put down of the propensity of men to fixate on boobs to the exclusion of all else and Hollywood's willingness to cater to this adolescent male mindset.

41. +++++ Bingo--that is the problem

--since the majority of people do NOT do nuance--creators of things like this are walking a thin line. They end up promoting the very thing they try to parody, the thing they are (we hope) criticizing.

That's what happened here IMO. It didn't work. Never mind any other aspects -- it did not succeed in causing people to question anything. Was just used to create controversy and make people who missed it go watch it online.

The average person does not get parody presented as mere entertainment. It has to be ridiculed AT THE TIME OF viewing. Unfortunately for the rest who get it on that level, but that is reality.

15. That was one awesome doc!!

In no small part because there is a clip from a 1950s congressional hearing where some rep actually uses the phrase "they hate us for our freedom"

And I can only imagine what Hollywood would be producing these days if it weren't for the stifling nature of the MMPA.

For some really good films check out the "forbidden Hollywood" series of the movies made before the MMPA. Like "Men for Sale' about returning WW1 vets and how the bankers and industrialists exploited that suddenly glutted labor market. And how returning vets, disfigured from injuries were met with revulsion. A lot of the old horror films are about that as well.

(I wrote this from memory so some of the names may not be completely accurate.)

8. IOW something feminists should be celebrating and promoting

and, in a way, they actually do, at least the latter.

However, it would appear that some commentators have no concept of the literary terms "persona", "voice", "perspective". They seem to think that Seth MacFarlane writes and plays the roles of Peter Griffin, Stewie and similar ostensibly childish characters to give literal expression of his own, personal point of view. Which seems childish to me, but what do I know ...

18. She's getting paid. And rewarded. I'm saddened by her lack of awareness.

So many women do not know - or realize - or remember the struggle. There used to be no such thing as marital "rape."
A woman couldn't get a credit card without her husband's signature. We weren't even considered for certain jobs.

19. are you making the claim that Jennifer Lawrence is unaware

of history and feminist struggles, simply based on her observation that Mr MacFarlane's parody song was funny?

Well, I am aware of this history and have experienced it, being a little older than her. I also thought the parody song was funny. I think those critics who claim it is "sexist", i.e. "minimizes" or demeans women as mere sex objects are way off the mark. They fail to understand what they are looking at. It is obvious they don't even know the basic rules of interpretation. Time to sign up for some evening classes. They are a major embarrassment for the New Yorker and The Guardian.

22. Your words. Back at YOU.

25. my words

"it would appear that some commentators have no concept of the literary terms "persona", "voice", "perspective". They seem to think that Seth MacFarlane writes and plays the roles of Peter Griffin, Stewie and similar ostensibly childish characters to give literal expression of his own, personal point of view."

What does any of this have to do with what Jennifer Lawrence may or may not know about women's struggles?

35. Did he write the boob song? For that matter did he write the jokes?

23. I think you hit the nail on the head

I missed the very beginning of the Oscars, so I missed the boobs song, but coming in after 5 minutes, the first thing I saw was William Shatner as Captain Kirk warning Seth that reviews for his hosting would be awful. So... okay, you have Seth Macfarlane, who most people dismiss as a low-brow shock comedy writer, who does something blatantly low brow for the sake of parody of what he's EXPECTED to do, and then a skit where he's warned that it won't play well, resulting in him making a huge effort to do something "classy." And I, personally, think it's absolutely hilarious.

30. Agreed. A 101-proof distillation of this.

It would be like distilling a bottle of 101-proof vodka and having people complain it was too potent, or wasn't 35 proof. Or wasn't a Diet Coke. It sure looks like it turned out as intended, in all respects.

33. diet coke commercial

Towards the end of the Oscars a diet coke commercial came on. The premise was a bunch of women watching a very attractive msn cut the grass on a golf course. The women sccidently drop a coke and then give it to the young man and on que he he opens thr coke and i sprays all over him and lo anf behold he takes off his shirt to reveal a sculpted chest and abs. The women fawn an sigh. That commercial was sexist but i havent seen a single women complain about that commercial at all.

40. NO! YOU MUST JOIN THE UPTIGHT LYNCH MOB! n/t

43. I don't think you're at all nuts.

The cartoons Seth McFarland produces are all about parody and satire, so I guess it should be expected that his Oscar skits/jokes/songs are parodies, as well. I saw the boob song, and I think it was parody, just as you point out. But, I think it was a mistake, as it was way too subtle for most people.